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Old 11-19-23, 01:48 AM
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Are there any Lotus catalogs out there?

I'm trying to track down the years and specs of their two touring bikes, the <!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Eclair and the Odyssey. Are there any of their catalogs/brochures posted somewhere?
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Don't know if this will help, one souce I bookmarked on Lotus Bikes.

https://frugalaveragebicyclist.com/2...otus-bicycles/

There's at least one more with a lot of info but I can't remember what it was or seem to find it right now.
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https://www.vintagelotusbicycles.com/
no longer appears to be up and I couldn't find it using the Wayback machine.

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Wasn't there someone here that was a big Lotus fan? I just don't recall seeing him around lately.
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About to launch an '84 Odyssey back into service as it is more fun to ride than either the ~'90 Voyager or the Trek 620. Also it accommodates 42mm tires on 622mm rims without modification.

So, have old VintageLotus pages sourced through the WayBack machine up as tabs.

Odyssey Page.

Éclair Page

Home Landing Page.

Please note you can access all the site pages through the links on the old pages. And have saved the old site here on multiple storage devices Because...

Please post photos of your Lotuses?
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Originally Posted by The Golden Boy
Wasn't there someone here that was a big Lotus fan? I just don't recall seeing him around lately.
Sounds like Snydermann. He owned the Vintage Lotus Bicycles website posted above.
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This is exactly what I was looking for, thanks as bunch. For lack of original source material I'll take these pages as canon.

I would still love to find the catalogs.
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